Dunvegan | |
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  Location of Dunvegan in M.D. of Fairview  Dunvegan, Alberta (Alberta) | |
| Coordinates: 55°55′16″N 118°36′09″W / 55.92111°N 118.60250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 19 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Population | |
• Total | 150 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Dunvegan (/dʌnˈveɪɡən/ dun-VAY-gən)[1] is an unincorporated community within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 in northern Alberta, Canada. It is 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Fairview on the northern bank of the Peace River at the mouth of the Hines Creek.
Highway 2 crosses the Peace River at Dunvegan on Alberta's longest vehicle suspension bridge.[2] The Dunvegan Formation was named for this community.
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ Zuehlke,Mark. The Alberta Fact Book: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Alberta. Whitecap Books. 1997